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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1898
Page
2
Edison Junior's Sea Wave Power Plant Proposed
Thomas A Edison Jr claims a machine using sea wave power can be set twenty miles offshore with giant air pumps to run dynamons. He estimates a $25,000,000 plant producing 1,009,000 horsepower to supply New York State, with a syndicate considering immediate construction and plans said to be nearly complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison, Jr
New York
Quiet in Oklahoma Telegram From Gen Brooke About Seminole Border
Adjutant General Breek reports receipt of a Chicago telegram from Gen Brooke. Major Eskridge telegraphs Earlboro Virginia that there is no hostile Seminole gathering and the whole affair was a grand scare. No troops will be sent to the Oklahoma Seminole border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Breek
Brooke
Chicago
Eskridge
Earlboro
VA. T
Decree Bans Uncensored Cable Dispatches and Foreign Papers
A decree prohibits daily newspaper publication of cable dispatches without prior censorship and twelve hours notice. The post office will refuse national and foreign papers not censored. Violators fall under military jurisdiction. An additional edict bars gatherings of more than four people in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiavana
Andree Balloon Sightings Reported Near Quesnelle Lake
Prof Nordenskjold informs the Swedish Academy that intelligence from the Foreign Office notes several credence-worthy witnesses saw Prof Andree's balloon early in August seven miles north of Quesnelle Lake in the Cariboo district of British Columbia. The professor calls for closer investigation into the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andree
Nordenskjoeld
Swedish Academy of Science
Foreign Office
British Columbia
Quesnelle Lake
Cariboo
Cabinet proposes new Yukon mining regulation changes
Ottawa report states a cabinet committee drafted mining rules for Yukon. The government abandons alternate claim refuation and proposes to reserve alternate blocks of ten claims to improve miners opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Yukon
Dole Heads to Washington for Annexation Talks
Ex President Sanford Dole sails from Honolulu to Washington aboard the Peru on the 8th to consult with the U S administration on annexing the islands to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dole
Honolulu
Sanard Dole
Washington
Peru
United States
Verdict Set Aside in Ketcham Against Northwestern Railroad
Judge Richard W. Clifford set aside the large verdict in favor of Engineer Fred Ketcham against the Chicago Northwestern Railroad. A new trial is granted after an outgrowth of the Debs strike. Ketcham had been awarded 21000 damages by the earlier verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ketcham
Chicago
Northwestern Railroad
Judgeichard W. Cliford
Ketcham
Debs
Prospectors Murder in Arizona Deserts In 19th Century Report
The text recalls New York prospectors A. J. Keeler Fred Cook and Kinsley Thomas Field losing their lives in the Arizona deserts. The professor had been prospecting and found gold dust and porous stones. He was murdered by a waning band of Navahoe Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.J. Keeler
Fred Cook
Kinsley Thomas Field
New York
Pir
Arizona
Ofessor
Corbett to Be Unseated in Senate Committee Vote
A four to three committee decision in Oregon blocks H W Corbett from a Senate seat as governor appoints. The article notes a sudden death of Sprecher, a Portage banker and former Wisconsin representative, found dead in Phoenix Az. Heart failure cited as cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Senate Committee On Privileges
H. W. Corbett
Senate
Oregon
Sprecher
Portage
Conn
Wisconsin
Phoenix Adiz
Anourie
Fragmentary Del Rio Note Reflects Buried Conscience Money
In Del Rio Texas a fragmentary report mentions fourteen fears and references buried conscience money. It cites Express Company officials and vague phrases about the driver and money, with several garbled terms suggesting a newspaper clipping that is largely unreadable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fective
del Rio
Texas
Brakemin Bereac
Sn Muller
Beayton Ives elected president of Metropolitan Trust Co New York
Beayton Ives former president of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company was elected president of the Metropolitan Trust Company of New York succeeding the deceased Thomas Hillhouse. plus notes on cadets discharged from West Point Union Pacific sale delays in New York and other business and crime items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beayton-Ives
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Metropolitan Trust Company of
New York
Thomas Hillhouse
West Point
George H. Baird
Elmer L. Ham
William F. Larkin
Omar I. Telforth
Illinois
Union Pacific Railroad
Augusta Nack
Martin Thorn
William Guldensuppe
Woodside
L. I
Auburn
Seth D. Tripp
Lynn
Mass
New York Chamber of Commerce
United States
Explosion and death in Kansas mine and other regional notices
A mine near Chicopee Kansas collapsed in a dust gas explosion killing six workers. Reports also note the death of Mrs. Susan B. Wattles in Mound City. Other items cover legal rulings in Omaha, a brewery sale, Budweiser staff gifts, deaths of Aaron Pardee and others, bank and port losses, weather shifts in California, and various court decisions and crimes across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicopee
Kan
Mound City
Susan B. Wattles
Scott
District Court
Imaha
Neb
Omaha Police Commission
Paddock, Hodge & Co
Fr. Bowman
Toledo
Ohio
Garfield
Tie
Don Pardee
United States
New Orleans
W. B. Ayers
Kansas Pacific
Weskan
Sharon Springs
Forseberg
Cheyenne
Wyo
Dayton
California
Minneapolis
Minn
Julia Ging
Catherine Ging
Parry Y Wayward
Travelers’ Accident Insurance Company
McGee
Patrick A. Largey
State Savings Bank
Butte, Mont
Thomas Riley
Riley
Connell
Menron, Clark, Largey
Adams Express Company
Chariton
Iowa
Muscogee
O. T
Maud
Charles C. Blaid
Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Kelly-Goodfellow Company of
Court allows new trial and Klondike relief steamers sail
The Court of Appeals overruled the Cir cuit Court and ordered a new trial after nonsuit. The City of Seattle and City of Topeka carried 600 and 250 passengers to Alaska as freight space remains scarce. The Alaska Treadwell group awarded a $400000 contract for mining machinery to Fra ser Chalmers of Chicago to supply 520 stamps and related equipment. The government relief expedition will depart Portland for the Klondike with sixty men and heavy supplies under Captain Ruhtan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esale Sol
Texas
Circuit
Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
City of
Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Alaska
Topeka
North
Klondike
Oregon
Portland
Fourteenth Infantry
Ruhtan
Fort Riley
Fraser & Chalmers Company
Chicago
Thomas Main
Alaska Treadwell Group of Mines
Alaska Treadwell Company
Ennis Wife Murder and Tornado Tolls
The wife of Eugene Lee was found murdered in her bed at Ennis Texas and her husband arrested. A tornado devastated Tort Smith Arkansas, destroying two score lives and over one million dollars in property. Simon Hopkins colored was hanged at Bainbridge Georgia after confessing he lured a friend into a swamp and killed him. Maj Moses P Handy US Commissioner to the Paris exposition and Chicago Times Herald editor died at the Bon Air Hotel near Augusta Georgia. At Wheeling West Virginia Clinton Johnson and Peter Jones oilmen clashed over a woman, Johnson fatally shooting Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Lee
Ennis
Tex
Simon Hopkins
Bainbridge
Bfarris
Maj
Moses P. Handy
United States
Chicago Times- Herald
Augusta
Wheeling
W. Va
Clinton Johnson
Peter Jones
Johnson
Jones
Washington ministers and banking frauds in three reports
Charles Page Bryan is named United States minister to Brazil replacing Conger who will go to China. The Comptroller of the Currency declares dividends to creditors of insolvent national banks Ten percent for First National Bank of Helena and five percent for Northern National Bank of Big Rapids. Auditor Castle exposes money order irregularities risking government losses and introduces a new checking system. Secretary Sherman laments Cuba relief apathy, clarifying no funds from the government and noting possible misallocation if public contributions flow in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Page Bryan
United States
Brazil
Conger
China
First National Bank of
Helena
Mont
Northern National Bank of
Big Rapids
Mich
Castle
Post Office Department
Washington
Cuba
Sherman
Congress
International talks and canal interest cited in dispatches
Reports from various sources indicate England Russia and Japan reached a Corea accord while Lyman E. Cooley and engineers favor the Culebra cut for a Panama canal. Spain extends duty free imports to Cuba and Carlist risings may surge. UK engineering strike signals end near. Glasgow applicants seek reinstatement as Herz files damages suit against France. Orient notes the Japanese transport steamer Nara is late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Russia
Japan
Corea
Colon
Lyman E. Cooley
Chicago
Nicaragua
Culebra
Panama Canal
Cuba
United States
London Daily Mail
Biarritz
Spain
Great Britain
Glasgow
Cornelius Herz
State Department
Herz
Orient
Nara
Wreck, arrests and British policy in China dominate reports
The report notes a wreck with about eighty lives lost and five survivors rescued by Matsura Maru after hitting an uncharted rock. It cites the arrest of Rosa Benke in Budapest for blackmail involving King Alexander of Servia and others. Moron reports 12000 troops reduced to 2000 available for garrison. fever and smallpox devastate hospitals. Arthur Balfour in Manchester outlines Britain’s China policy seeking free trade for all, not territorial gains, arguing 50 percent of world trade via China warrants fair access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tost
Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
Figaro
France
Saussier
Paris
Budapest
Rosa Benke
Alexander of
Servia
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Milan
Havana
Moron
Trocha
Ciegodevila
San Fernando
Arthur J. Balfour
Manchester
England
China
Great Britain
Balfour
Edison Discovers New Metal Strengthening Cast Iron
The report claims Thomas A. Edison found a new metal that when mixed with iron makes cast iron as tough as wrought iron. A Creston mine cage collapse in Minas Pietras Mexico hurled eight men 500 feet. five died, three expected to survive. Also noted: Rothschilds may build a Yukon railroad about 400 miles long at an estimated $8 million. Additional items cover customs seizures, Dun’s Review on 1897 failures, stock and grain speculation, and general economic conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Creston
Minas Pietras
Mexico
A. C. Brat
Noter
Tacoma
Wash
Rothschilds
Yukon Country
Dalton Trail
Dun
Chicago
Baltimore
New England
United States
Canada
Market Reports From Multiple Cities Flashing Wide Range Prices
Market notes list cattle hogs and sheep prices across cities such as Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more with commodities including wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes. Price ranges show notable variability by city and product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Civil service debate spans House sessions and votes
Over two Saturdays and the following week the House held wide civil service debates with 11 speakers, nine opposing the law. Leaders aimed to end the debate with Speaker Reed and the Rules Committee. Other business included Hawaiian treaty discussion, water filtration remarks, and various appropriation actions in both houses with notable votes on defense, immigration, and pension matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Messrs. Corliss
Rep
Mich
Hepburn
Iowa
Clarke
N. H
Wright
Massachusetts
Senate
Friends of the Law
Reed
Rules Committee
Messrs
Cooney
Door
W. V
Washington
Hale
District of Columbia
United States
Bailey
Venezuela
British Guiana
Danville
de Arguand
Dem
Cannon
Hitt
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chandler
Committee On Naval Affairs
Secretary of the Navy
Davis
Caffery
Isham G. Harris
Tennessee
Bate
Senator Turley
Caffrey
Apples as Cure for Drunkenness Gains Attention
A German doctor proposes a simple treatment for alcoholism by eating apples at every meal. He claims that large quantities of apples eliminate the craving for alcohol in most heavy drinkers, making it a pleasant cure.
City of Glasgow Funds Government From Utilities
A Glasgow city boast explains residents pay no taxes because the town owns its lighting plant water works and streetcar lines whose revenues cover all governing and policing expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
The Usual Way Dialogue on Servants
The dialogue features Mrs Wabash asking if you keep a servant and Mrs Dearborn replying yes with several of her relatives. The exchange hints at social norms and humor in domestic service.
Hustling Hoosiers recall dramatic Indiana feats and losses
A sweeping Indiana news roundup reports deaths and accidents across the state. Tragic rail, boiler, and gun incidents claim lives among farmers, workers, and youths. fires destroy homes and businesses. notable figures endure public misfortune and local officials address civic concerns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Around
Merry
Chris Merry
Express Company
Officc Ors Bas
Onscience
Western
Southern
Niagara Falls
B. Parkiston
London
Market Reports
Indiana
Indiana League of Republican Clubs
Lafayette
Logansport
Vincennes
Lawrence Pearce
Whiting
Williiam Bostic
Shelburn
Henry Halfman
Hobart
Bert Jones
Bloomington
Sheridan Brick Works
Theodore Scott
Henry Anderson
Daniel Harmon
Herbert Lutz
Muncie
Marion Lodge of Elks
Bob Fitzsimmons
C. E. Matson
J. Y. Brown
Princeton
A. C. Duttle
Dan Blowers
Allen Lease
Montpelier
Daniel Grigsby
Morristown
Grigsby
James Whitcomb Riley
J. P. Mauricer
Evansville
John
O’brien
Kekomo
State Senate
Lincoln
New Harmony
Posey County
Joh
A. Wilhelm
E. F. Owen
F. Feller
Moore’s Hill
Board of Education
Wayne County
Richard Cheeseman
Charles Smith
Redkey
Smith
John Daugherty
Frankton
Daugherty
John Armstrong
Noblesville
Greentown
Howard County
Marshall
Robert Moore
Reformatory
Nicholas Troutvetter
Millersburg
Warrick County
Troutvetter
Moore
Indiana Gas Belt
Elwood
Indianapolis Pipeline
Pat Dugan
Dugan
Matthew Harvey
Jennie Crawford
Daleville
Klondilke
John Smith
Henry Joseph
Joseph
A. J. Pope
Greensburg
Wich
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